December 17, 2008 / Front Page

Here is the list of donors to Christmas Is For Kids, sponsored by this newspaper. Mail contributions to: Christmas Is For Kids The Gaffney Ledger P.O. Box 670 Gaffney, SC 29342 or bring them by The Gaffney Ledger, 1604 W. More...

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 20 years and have two great kids. When we first married, life was fun. We did things together, held hands, cuddled in bed, talked and laughed a lot. More...

Joseph and Sandra Wallace of Darlington announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlin Brooke Wells, to Justin Blake Jordan, son of Ricky and Audrey Jordan of Timmonsville. Miss Wells is also the daughter of the late Buddy Wells. More...

Rosanell Spencer Kennedy, 76, of Regency Retirement Village in Charlotte, N.C., went home to be with the Lord and join Ken on Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, 16 years to the day of her brain aneurysm. More...

GREENVILLE - Robby Edwin Sprouse, 37, of Greenville, formerly of Blacksburg, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, from injuries sustained in an accident. Born in Shelby, N.C., he was the son of the late Kenneth Edwin and Brenda Jean Sparrow Sprouse. More...

Have you been to any Christmas parties this year? How 'bout school or church plays? And, oh, those infamous office gatherings! If so, did you have fun? Years ago, it seems like I went to some holidayrelated event every day during December. More...

A Cherokee County councilman was unapologetically blunt in his reaction to a recent pro-Waste Management mailing that suggested the county would have to hike taxes or cut essential services if it rejected the company's controversial proposal. More...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — It will cost you if you get caught with your pants down in one South Carolina county. The Jasper County council passed an ordinance Monday prohibiting sagging pants in public. More...

Gaffney's wrestling match against T.L. Hanna came down to this on Monday: Randy Hopson needed a victory to seal a win for the Indians. Hopson did just that with a secondperiod pin after falling behind 6-2. The pin gave the Indians a 41-35 victory. More...

This is what Gaffney High basketball fans have become accustomed to. Three days after a slowdown tactic backfired in a loss to Boiling Springs, the Indians unleashed their patented fastbreak offense and press to beat host Byrnes 54-44 on Monday. More...

Indian jayvees crush Bulldogs, 71-33 The Gaffney ninth-grade boys basketball team improved to 2-1 with a 65-47 victory over Byrnes on Monday. Ron Best and Russell Hughes each scored 14 points to pace the Indians. More...

Dear Editor: A heart-warming story from a little girl who will never know just how many lives she has touched just giving her hair to Locks of Love. It has never been cut in the length and took over an hour to dry with a hair dryer set on high. More...

Dear Editor: Bethel Senior Day Care Center, Inc.'s, clients and staff recently held their Fall Festival. This was a great fundraising event to assist our clients with field trips and "wish lists" of items for their personal care and enjoyment. More...